Germans\u27 tourist behaviour in Sweden

Tourism research has identified a number of factors that influence tourist behaviour, among them socio-demographic characteristics and the number of previous visits. This article argues that also tourists\u27 spatial mobility, the time period within the holiday, the characteristics of the places visited, and the access to information act as important determinants for the level and choice of tourist activities. Focus in this analysis is lying on German car tourists in Sweden. For this study, a combination of methodologies is employed. This includes travel diaries on access to information as well as on type, place and length of activities, which were written by the respondents during their holiday in Sweden, and personal interviews, which were carried out after the respondents had returned home. Tourist behaviour was found to be similar to the respondents\u27 behaviour at home, and place in combination with a limited time period and the absence of externally imposed routines was a major factor for this. In general, tourists took part in an activity for a relatively short period time before moving on. The level of spatial mobility was found to positively influence the level of tourist activity, and was to a great part responsible for the succession of activities. The time period within the holiday did not specifically influence activities, but so did access to tourist information, which affected the choice and duration of activities. Guidebooks were found to constitute the most important tourist information for the analysed tourist group

Germans\u27 tourist behaviour in Sweden

Tourism research has identified a number of factors that influence tourist behaviour, among them socio-demographic characteristics and the number of previous visits. This article argues that also tourists\u27 spatial mobility, the time period within the holiday, the characteristics of the places visited, and the access to information act as important determinants for the level and choice of tourist activities. Focus in this analysis is lying on German car tourists in Sweden. For this study, a combination of methodologies is employed. This includes travel diaries on access to information as well as on type, place and length of activities, which were written by the respondents during their holiday in Sweden, and personal interviews, which were carried out after the respondents had returned home. Tourist behaviour was found to be similar to the respondents\u27 behaviour at home, and place in combination with a limited time period and the absence of externally imposed routines was a major factor for this. In general, tourists took part in an activity for a relatively short period time before moving on. The level of spatial mobility was found to positively influence the level of tourist activity, and was to a great part responsible for the succession of activities. The time period within the holiday did not specifically influence activities, but so did access to tourist information, which affected the choice and duration of activities. Guidebooks were found to constitute the most important tourist information for the analysed tourist group

A spatial approach on tourists’ travel routes in Sweden

Bakgrund Destinationer och deras attraktioner har varit föremål för omfattande forskning. Detta gäller emellertid inte de olika förfl yttningar som görs under en resa. Förfl yttningarna görs inte bara till och från en destination, utan också på själva destinationen. Under de sista åren har så kalllade multidestinationsresor blivit allt populärare, där turister reser från en plats till en annan längs en resrutt. I denna studie har turisters olika förfl yttningar i Sverige undersökts. Som målgrupp har tyska bilturister valts, som utgör en av de viktigaste inkommande besöksgrupperna när det gäller fl erdagsresor. I studien ingår både turister som gör en rundresa genom Sverige, och de som bor på en och samma plats och gör dagsutfl ykter därifrån. Syfte och metod Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur typiska resrutter ser ut och vilka faktorer som påverkar dessa. Vidare analyseras turisternas resvana i Sverige samt resans längd. Även frågan om det fi nns återkommande resmönster, som sker oberoende av attraktionerna, belyses. Data har samlats in med hjälp av resdagböcker som 70-talet tyska bilturister skrev under sin resa genom Sverige. Varje dag skrev de ned hur långt de körde, var och varför de stannade och vilka aktiviteter de deltog i. Dessutom ritade de upp sin dagliga resrutt på en karta. Datainsamlingen gjordes under sommaren 2004. Resultat Resultaten visar att de fl esta turisterna reser enligt en viss rytm, oberoende av attraktioner som besöks. Antalet tidigare besök i Sverige påverkar inte den individuella rytmen. Däremot visar det sig att ett större antal tidigare besök i Sverige ökar benägenheten att resa längre norrut. Tiden som turisten spenderar i Sverige är en viktig faktor för dagliga förfl yttning. Turister som är i Sverige kortare tid reser inte kortare total körsträcka, utan kompenserar en kortare vistelsetid med längre dagliga körsträckor